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Posts Tagged ‘Constitution Day’

  • Missing: Constitutional Content

    Posted September 16th, 2009 at 5:03pm in First Principles 6

    The tens of thousands of Americans who traveled to Washington over the weekend to protest profligate government spending didn’t just exercise their constitutional right to peacefully assemble and ask that wrongs be set right. Taxpayers and voters also demonstrated a healthy understanding that the Constitution is on their side.  “We want our freedom back,” Gary Brown, [...] More

  • Morning Bell: A Presentment Clause Lesson for Constitution Day

    Posted September 17th, 2008 at 8:55am in First Principles 9

    On Sept. 17, 1787, 39 of the original 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document that would eventually become our Constitution. In 2005, Congress passed a law designating today as Constitution Day and directed all educational institutions receiving federal funds to honor the day by holding “an educational program on the United States [...] More

  • How to Celebrate Constitution Day

    Posted September 16th, 2008 at 1:55pm in First Principles 8

    September 17 is Constitution Day.  On this date in 1787, 39 of the original 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the document that would eventually be ratified and enshrined as our fundamental law.  Recently, many have observed the relative decline of civic knowledge among American citizens, and have taken steps to improve our understanding [...] More